EP1737606B1 - Verfahren zur bereitstellung eines produkts eines lasergeschweissten polyethylenprodukts und lasergeschweisstes polyethylenprodukt - Google Patents

Verfahren zur bereitstellung eines produkts eines lasergeschweissten polyethylenprodukts und lasergeschweisstes polyethylenprodukt Download PDF

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EP1737606B1
EP1737606B1 EP20050715168 EP05715168A EP1737606B1 EP 1737606 B1 EP1737606 B1 EP 1737606B1 EP 20050715168 EP20050715168 EP 20050715168 EP 05715168 A EP05715168 A EP 05715168A EP 1737606 B1 EP1737606 B1 EP 1737606B1
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  • the present invention relates to a method of radiation welding a polyethylene element and products obtained by this method.
  • absorbers Normally, if absorption is desired in a material or an element in order to generate heat or other changes, an absorber is added to facilitate the absorption.
  • absorbers have a tendency, in addition to their main function of absorption, to change other physical or chemical parameters of the material in a non-desired manner.
  • One such parameter may be the colour of the means or material, and another may be the mechanical strength, which may both be adversely affected by the presence of the absorber.
  • the normally used absorbers can be relatively costly.
  • absorber In order to reduce these "side effects", less absorber may be used. This may, however, reduce the overall absorption to a level where the desired effect is not seen.
  • SPIE the International society for optical engineering: photon processing in microelectronics and photonics II: San jose, CA, USA, Jan 27-30 2003, vol. 4977, 2003, pages 458-472 , Bachmann F G: "laser welding of polymers using high-power diode lasers", Proc of SPIE, vol. 4637, 2002, p: 505-518 , and " laserstrahlschweissen von Thermoplasten in Oxford 2000 , BASF AG, AWETA THERMOPLASTE, Ludwigshafen, DE.
  • the absorption desired/obtainable is not sufficient to obtain the desired effect, (such as heat, damping of the radiation or the like) at/in the interface/volume desired and especially for soft thermoplastic materials such as polyethylene (PE), low density polyethylene (LDPE), high density polyethylene (HDPE) and the like.
  • soft thermoplastic materials such as polyethylene (PE), low density polyethylene (LDPE), high density polyethylene (HDPE) and the like.
  • the present invention relates to a solution to this problem in that it has been found that if a means or a material in addition to showing absorption at the wavelength in question also shows a not insignificant scattering, radiation transmitted away from the area/surface/- Interface where the effect of the radiation is desired is not merely absorbed in other parts of the material (or output there from), but part of the transmitted radiation is scattered back toward the area/surface/interface in question. Consequently, a higher radiation intensity and a higher radiation absorption are experienced at that area/surface/interface.
  • the overall effect of the scattering is a limitation or reduction in the penetration depth or distance of the radiation into the means.
  • the scattering will act to scatter the radiation also back toward the volume where the radiation is desired.
  • the scattering may be selected (also inside the means) in order to provide the reflection at the desired positions in order to actually tailor the means to the application in question.
  • the invention relates to a method according to claim 1.
  • the radiation may be monochromatic radiation, such as laser radiation, having the predetermined wavelength, or it may be polychromatic radiation. There need be no direct demands as to the radiation source.
  • the wavelength may be any wavelength.
  • radiation may be used having a plurality of wavelengths in that most materials have absorptions at multiple wavelengths, so that the overall radiation intensity, heating, or other effect, may be obtained also using multiple wavelengths.
  • An interface may be an external surface of the PE element or may be an internal interface, such as between two parts of the PE element.
  • the predetermined volume receiving the radiation is present at the interface where the radiation is desired.
  • the predetermined volume will be at the interface but may just as well be at an outer surface of the PE element as inside it.
  • the volume is normally defined by the radiation and the intensity thereof as a volume where the desired effect takes place, such as where the radiation intensity is large enough. However, a number of other manners exist of defining this volume.
  • the effect desired will then take place at the volume/interface. Depending on the situation (see below), the effect may be a surface-related effect or a bulk-related effect.
  • the absorption coefficient, ⁇ a, and the scattering coefficient, ⁇ s are two of the fundamental optical properties describing radiative transport in any medium. They are defined in standard textbooks such as C. F. Bohren and D. R. Huffman,' Absorption and Scattering of Light by Small Particle', John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1983, ISBN 0-471-05772-X .
  • the absorption and scattering coefficients can be measured experimentally e.g. using the so-called integrating sphere method described e.g. by B. C. Wilson in 'Optical-Thermal Response of Laser-Irradiated Tissue', ed. A. J. Welch and M. J. C. van Gemert, Plenum Press NY 1995 chapter 8 .
  • the absorption coefficient is determined by measuring all the light intensity transmitted or scattered by the material, so that the only loss is due to absorption.
  • the overall effect of the scattering of the PE element is that at least part of the radiation is absorbed in the predetermined volume, whereas another part of the radiation is transmitted further into the PE element (away from the volume). Part of this radiation transmitted further into the PE element is then scattered in a direction toward the predetermined volume. Naturally, this increases the intensity at the predetermined volume and at the interface.
  • the scattering provides a mirroring/reflecting effect providing a confinement of the radiation at the volume/interface.
  • This may be used for providing a number of types of products and effects. Also, naturally, it may be used for providing, from the same basic product, different versions of the product in that the radiation may be provided to a larger or smaller area/volume, to different areas/volumes, may be provided or not, whereby the effects, cuts, releases, weldings, debondings or the like (any of the above processes) may be provided in some versions and not in others. This is known in normal production.
  • the step of providing the PE element comprises providing the PE element with a predetermined substance at the interface and/or in the predetermined volume and wherein the step of providing the radiation comprises the substance absorbing radiation at the predetermined wavelength and converting the radiation to heat in the PE element.
  • Interface/external surface of the PE element and the second element may have any shape.
  • the interface between the two elements may have any three-dimensional shape, and the weld may be provided anywhere desired in or at that three-dimensional shape.
  • the step of providing the PE element comprises providing the PE element with a substance in the predetermined area and/or on the interface thereof, and wherein the step of providing the radiation comprises the substance absorbing the radiation at the predetermined wavelength and changing a colour (such as the absorption/reflection at visible wavelength(s)) thereof.
  • the substance(s) may be a substance added to the PE element for this purpose or may be a substance normally forming part of the PE element for another purpose (colour, mechanical properties etc).
  • the step of providing the radiation comprises the PE element absorbing radiation and changing a surface characteristic thereof at the interface.
  • this surface characteristic may be used for controlling e.g. adhesive properties and a large number of other parameters of the material.
  • the use of radiation for providing these properties renders it possible to actually provide these properties at predetermined areas of the PE element - in a pattern, randomly or any manner desired.
  • An interesting application not according to the invention is one wherein the step of providing the radiation comprises a polymer of the PE element absorbing the radiation at the predetermined wavelength and changing a characteristic thereof.
  • Items 11 and 13 above describe a number of characteristics of polymers which are controllable using radiation. Any known altering of a characteristic of a polymer (using radiation) is possible also using the PE element of the invention.
  • the step of providing the PE element comprises providing a PE element comprising an upper layer having the absorption coefficient ⁇ a and a lower layer having the scattering coefficient, ⁇ s.
  • the lower layer has an absorption coefficient lower than that of the upper layer, and the upper layer has a scattering coefficient which is lower than or higher than ⁇ s.
  • these layers may have any thickness and shape.
  • the layers may be attached to each other or be detachable or unattached and be freely movable in relation to each other.
  • the upper layer may comprise or constitute any element or material which may be altered by radiation.
  • This layer may be a thin sheet changing colour, a layer of adhesive, a layer of a radiation activated substance, a th icker layer of a material having in its bulk a radiation activatable substance, or the like. In fact, most or all of the above processes may be supported by this set-up.
  • One embodiment where the unattached assembly is interesting is one where the lower part is reusable for a number of upper parts.
  • an upper part is positioned on the lower part and the radiation is provided in order to provide the desired radiation induced effect.
  • the lower part provides the reflection of radiation transmitted through the upper part.
  • the upper part may be removed and another one provided and subsequently processed.
  • the step of provid ing the PE element comprises providing the PE element with the upper layer comprising a substance adapted to convert absorbed radiation to heat. This is useful for the above-mentioned welding, remelting, ablation, endothermic reactions, colour changes, alternations of polymers etc.
  • the step of providing the radiation comprises photo activating a substance in the upper part. This may be suitable for activating biological components and parts of the surface changes described above.
  • One manner of providing the reflecting properties of the PE element is to have the step of providing the PE element comprise providing the PE element with a predetermined concentration or percentage of a particulate matter having a mean particle size of e.g. less than 10 times the predetermined wavelength, such as less than the predetermined wavelength, preferably less than half the predetermined wavelength.
  • the presence of such particles in itself provides the scattering.
  • the scattering properties may be controlled.
  • the desired penetration depth of the radiation into the PE element depends on the application. In general, if radiation penetrates the PE element and exits it, this is a waste of energy. In addition, this radiation should be handled as it may be dangerous to e.g. an operator.
  • the penetration depth is no more than e.g. 80%, such as no more then 50% of the thickness of the PE element in the direction of the radiation. If the PE element is divided into an upper, absorbing part and a lower, scattering part, it is desired that radiation does, in fact penetrate the upper part in order for the scattering part to have an effect. Then, however, it is desired that the scattering part has a penetration depth of no more than e.g. 80% of the thickness in the direction of the radiation in order to ensure that (at least substantially) no radiation is lost by transmission or forward scattering.
  • a second aspect of the invention relates to a radiation welded product according to claim 9.
  • a high transmission is a relative measure depending on a number of parameters, such as the thickness of the first part. Normally, as high a transmission as possible is desired in order to prevent heating and corresponding effects (such as a resulting deformation, decolouration etc) of the first part. However, some absorption is allowed and accepted in laser welding.
  • a third aspect relates to a radiation welded product according to claim 10.
  • ⁇ s>1 mm -1 and ⁇ a ⁇ 1 mm -1 may be desired in a number of situations.
  • the upper part may, as described, be provided as is with the desired absorption or an absorbing substance may be added.
  • Transparent piece Low-density polyethylene (LDPE, Engage 8401 from DuPont-Dow) or other types of polyethylene or polyethylene/ethylene-vinyl acetate co-polymers.
  • LDPE Low-density polyethylene
  • Engage 8401 from DuPont-Dow
  • Absorbing piece An amount of infrared absorber (PRO-JET 830 NP from Avecia) corresponding to a total final concentration of 0.02 wt. % was dissolved in a small amount of mineral oil and mixed with Engage 8401.
  • the PRO-JET 830 NP has a maximum absorption at a wavelength of 800 nm with a spectral full-width-half-maximum of ⁇ 110 nm and it can be readily mixed with polyethylene.
  • the absorption coefficient ( ⁇ a ) and scattering coefficient ( ⁇ s ) at 800 nm are ⁇ 0.9 mm -1 and ⁇ 0.3 mm -1 , respectively.
  • Infrared absorbers for laser welding of polymers should be mixable with the polymers and with a concentration resulting in sufficient absorption and scattering at the laser-welding wavelength.
  • Commercial laser diodes for laser welding typically have emission wavelengths in the range from 800 nm to 980 nm.
  • Infrared absorbers with sufficient absorption in this wavelength range can be selected from groups of nitroso, cyanine, nigrosine, triphenylmethane, imminium and diimminium, squaurilium and croconium, nickel dithiolenes and related compounds, quinone, phtalocyanine, azo, indoaniline, and others. The structural formulas of such compounds can be found e.g.
  • dyes may be modified in order to be mixable with the polymers to be welded or they may be produced in a pigmented form, which subsequently is mixed with the polymers.
  • Methods of mixing dyes with polymers include coprecipitation of the dye with the polymers in a solvent or in high vacuum [ see e.g. T. Hiraga et al. "Properties and application of organic dye associates in polymer matrices", Thin Solid Films 273 (1996) 190-194 ].
  • dye molecules may be covalently linked to the polymeric chains [see e.g. A.
  • a master batch containing 10 wt. % Pigment White 6 (untreated rutile Ti02 with a mean crystallite size of 300 nm such as PRETIOX R-200 M from PRECOLOR a.s.) in Engage 8401 was made by compounding.
  • Various amounts of master batch were mixed with Engage 8401 and an amount of PROJET 830 NP dissolved in mineral oil corresponding to a total final concentration of 0.02 wt. %.
  • Laser welding experiments were performed using a diode laser with a wavelength of 808 nm, a beam diameter of 2 mm and various combinations of power and speed.
  • Figure 3 shows the load at failure as a function of line energy defined as power/speed.
  • the measured data were converted to absorption and scattering coefficients using the adding-doubling algorithm assuming isotropic scattering and an index of refraction of 1.5 ( S. A. Prahl: "Optical property measurements using the inverse adding-doubling algorithm", Oregon Medical Laser Center, Portland OR, Jan 1999 http://omlc.ogi.edu/software/iad/index.html ) ⁇ a (mm -1 ) ⁇ s (mm -1 ) LDPE ⁇ 0.1 ⁇ 0.1 LDPE + absorber 0.9 0.3 LDPE + absorber + 0.25 % TiO2 0.9 2.2 LDPE + absorber + 0.5 % TiO2 0.9 2.8 LDPE + absorber + 1 % TiO2 0.9 4.8 LDPE + absorber + 2 % Ti02 0.9 11.0
  • the table shows absorption and scattering coefficients measured on a number of different samples with and without absorber (PRO-JET 830 NP) and containing various amounts of TiO2.
  • the effect of the scattering in the material 30/40 of Figs 1 and 2 may, naturally, be used for any of a large number of other purposes where a heating or a higher radiation intensity is desired:
  • a scattering support (ceramics) may be used to reflect/bacskcatter the light that passed through. In this way the optical path length within the foils are increased and so is the absorption/heating.
  • One type of application relates to photo-chemistry, photo induced cross-linking and curing. This is usually done with UV (Excimer) lasers but sometimes a Iso with heat generated by IR/NIR lasers. If light penetration is reduced this may effectively increase the efficiency of a given light induced process. Curing (of hot melt adhesives) is used for bonding of pieces and is an alternative to welding widely used in the medical device industry.
  • circuits can be "printed” by laser writing of conducting polymers. Otherwise an unconducting polymer surface may be rendered conducting by graphitisation (heating) by a laser beam. This also provides a method to produce prints. Electronic circuits may be relevant in connection with e.g. sensor applications for medical devices.
  • Bond breaking is also the crucial process in laser debonding, where e.g. two glued components can be separated (recycling) by laser induced destruction of the glue. If the glue does not have sufficient absorption in it self then adding scatterers may help.
  • Active substances may be immobilised in different kinds of chemical complexes or physically separated from the surface. Using heat it is then possible either to mobilise the substance or allow diffusion towards the surface. This concept provides two features. First, if a laser is used then the dose can be determined by the area heated, this is an easy way to produce products with many dose levels. Second, for use in hospitals or otherwise the active substance may be activated just prior to applicati on of e.g. a plaster.
  • Photo activation of an active component (photo chemistry, substance is not immobilized but plainly inactive before irradiation) follows along the same lines.
  • Backscattering of the light may be obtained from a highly scattering part of the material placed at a certain depth from the surface.
  • the buried interface acts like a mirror.
  • This configuration is useful for welding as described above. It can also be used e.g. for drilling/cutting/ablation purposes (IR/NIR/VIS and UV lasers) where the 'mirror-interface' effectively determines the depth of the hole drilled or the cut made.
  • IR/NIR/VIS and UV lasers IR/NIR/VIS and UV lasers
  • the scattering and absorption coefficients may be chosen in a way that the highest temperatures are actually achieved at the buried "mirror interface" and not at the surface. This may be useful for activation of active substances and laser debonding (se above).
  • the metal layer may be replaced by a scattering layer (which is cheaper and easier to apply).
  • a particular embodiment is one where radiation is desired in a thin layer or at an interface.
  • two reflecting members may be positioned adjacent to the interface, as is illustrated in Figure 4 .
  • the two scattering elements 40 are positioned on either side of the absorbing element 30.
  • the elements 40 have a scattering coefficient which is so high that it is not desired to launch the required amount of radiation there through in order to have the desired intensity at the element 30. Therefore, the radiation is provided to the element 30 as illustrated by the arrow.
  • the two scattering elements 40 now act to ma intain a "high" radiation intensity at the element 30 also a given distance away from the interface at which the radiation enters the system in that the scattering of the radiation will tend to keep a relatively high radiation intensity at the material 30.
  • This type of system may be used for most of the aspects mentioned above, such as for welding, debonding, changing properties of the material 30, the bulk thereof or the surface thereof, sustained release of agents therein, changes of a polymer of the material 30 or the like.

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  1. Verfahren zum Bereitstellen eines Produkts, wobei das Verfahren
    - Bereitstellen eines PE-Elements (30, 40) mit einer oberen Lage mit einem Absorptionskoeffizienten µa und mit einer unteren Lage (40) mit einem Streukoeffizienten µs bei einer vorbestimmten Wellenlänge, wobei µs>(1/10)*µa,
    - Bereitstellen eines zweiten Elements (20) mit µa2< µa, das benachbart und an einer Zwischenfläche oder Oberfläche (10, 50) des PE-Elements (30, 40) anliegend angeordnet ist, wobei das zweite Element (20) einen Absorptionskoeffizienten µa2 und einen Streukoeffizienten µs2 bei einer vorbestimmten Wellenlänge aufweist,
    - Bereitstellen von Strahlung, die Strahlung bei der vorbestimmten Wellenlänge durch das zweite Element (20) hindurch zu einem vorbestimmten Volumen (11, 12) an oder nahe der Zwischenfläche/Oberfläche (10, 50) aufweist, wobei
    der Schritt des Bereitstellens der Strahlung Schmelzen des PE-Elements (30, 40) in dem vorbestimmten Volumen (11, 12) aufweist, um das PE-Element (30, 40) und das zweite Element (30, 40) miteinander zu verschweißen.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Schritt des Bereitstellens des PE-Elements das Bereitstellen des PE-Elements mit einer vorbestimmten Substanz an der Zwischenfläche und/oder in dem vorbestimmten Volumen aufweist, und wobei der Schritt des Bereitstellens der Strahlung aufweist, dass die Substanz die Strahlung bei der vorbestimmten Wellenlänge absorbiert und die Strahlung in dem PE-Element in Wärme umwandelt.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Schritt des Bereitstellens des zweiten Elements das Bereitstellen eines zweiten Elements mit µs2>(1/10)*µa aufweist und wobei der Schritt des Bereitstellens der Strahlung das Bereitstellen der Strahlung für ein vorbestimmtes Volumen entlang einer Ebene der Zwischenfläche aufweist.
  4. Verfahren nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Schritt des Bereitstellens des PE-Elements das Bereitstellen des PE-Elements mit einer Substanz in dem vorbestimmten Bereich und/oder an dessen Zwischenfläche aufweist und wobei der Schritt des Bereitstellens der Strahlung aufweist, dass die Substanz die Strahlung bei der vorbestimmten Wellenlänge absorbiert und die Farbe der Substanz oder des PE-Elements verändert.
  5. Verfahren nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Schritt des Bereitstellens der Strahlung aufweist, dass das PE-Element die Strahlung absorbiert und eine charakteristische Oberflächeneigenschaft an der Zwischenfläche verändert.
  6. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Schritt des Bereitstellens des PE-Elements das Bereitstellen des PE-Elements mit der oberen Lage aufweist, die über eine Substanz verfügt, die dazu eingerichtet ist, die absorbierte Strahlung in Wärme umzuwandeln.
  7. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Schritt des Bereitstellens der Strahlung das Photoaktivieren einer Substanz in der oberen Lage aufweist.
  8. Verfahren nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Schritt des Bereitstellens des PE-Elements das Bereitstellen des PE-Elements mit einer vorbestimmten Konzentration oder mit einem vorbestimmten Prozentsatz einer teilchenförmigen Masse mit einer mittleren Teilchengröße von weniger als dem Zehnfachen der vorbestimmten Wellenlänge aufweist.
  9. Durch Strahlung verschweißtes Produkt, das ein erstes Teil (20) und ein zweites Teil (30, 40) aufweist, die miteinander verschweißt sind, wobei
    - das erste Teil (20) eine hohe Transmission und einen Absorptionskoeffizienten µa1 sowie einen ersten Streukoeffizienten µs1 bei einer vorbestimmten Wellenlänge aufweist und
    - das zweite Teil (30, 40) ein PE-Element mit einem oberen Teil (30) benachbart des ersten Teils (20) und mit einem unteren Teil (40) ist, wobei
    - das obere Teil (30) einen Absorptionskoeffizienten µa und das untere Teil jeweils einen dritten Absorptionskoeffizienten µa3 bei der vorbestimmten Wellenlänge aufweist, wobei der Absorptionskoeffizient µa größer als der erste und der dritte Absorptionskoeffizient µa1 beziehungsweise µa3 ist, und
    - das untere Teil (40) einen Streukoeffizienten µs bei der vorbestimmten Wellenlänge aufweist, wobei der Streukoeffizient µs > µs1 und µs>(1/10)*µa ist.
  10. Durch Strahlung verschweißtes Produkt, das ein erstes Teil (20) und ein zweites Teil (30, 40) aufweist, die miteinander verschweißt sind, wobei
    - das erste Teil (20) eine hohe Transmission, einen Absorptionskoeffizienten µa1 und einen ersten Streukoeffizienten µs1 bei einer vorbestimmten Wellenlänge aufweist,
    - das zweite Teil (30, 40) ein PE-Element mit einem oberen Teil (30) benachbart des ersten Teils (20) und mit einem unteren Teil (40) ist, wobei
    - das obere Teil (30) einen Absorptionskoeffizienten µa und das untere Teil jeweils einen dritten Absorptionskoeffizienten µa3 bei der vorbestimmten Wellenlänge aufweist, wobei der Absorptionskoeffizient µa größer als der erste und der dritte Absorptionskoeffizient µa1 beziehungsweise µa3 ist und µa<4 mm-1 ist und
    - das untere Teil (40) einen Streukoeffizienten µs bei der vorbestimmten Wellenlänge aufweist, wobei der Streukoeffizient µs > µs1, µs>0,4 mm-1 ist.
  11. Produkt nach Anspruch 9 oder 10, wobei das zweite Teil eine vorbestimmte Konzentration eines Materials mit einer mittleren Teilchengröße von höchstens dem Zehnfachen der vorbestimmten Wellenlänge aufweist.
  12. Ostomieprodukt, das das Produkt nach einem der Ansprüche 9-11 aufweist.
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